Tasmania's first local election with compulsory voting has been hotly fought More than 500 candidates in Tasmania are vying for a career in local government but these elections have become "a little personal". ABC News · Oct 10, 2022
Tasmania Police 'strongly believe' body found inside burnt out car is wanted man Robert Greig Tasmania Police's professional standards body will investigate the finding of a body in a vehicle believed to have been owned by Robert Greig — the man wanted over an alleged shooting. ABC News · Oct 10, 2022
Body-camera footage shows moments leading up to Bobby Medcraft's alleged murder A jury in a northern Tasmanian court has been shown dramatic body-worn-camera vision of the hours leading up to the alleged murder of a 23-year-old man. ABC News · Oct 10, 2022
Body found in car linked to Tas shooter Tasmania Police have found a body in a burned-out car believed to belong to a man wanted over a shooting incident a fortnight ago. AAP · Oct 10, 2022
NSW SES Says Don’t Get Complacent Bc The Sky’s Clear, A Major Rain Event Is Coming This Week More than 100 flood warnings are in place in NSW and a new massive dump is expected across the state, Victoria and northern Tasmania. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 9, 2022
Morning mail: youth justice system in crisis, call to legalise cannabis in Victoria, how to befriend your neighbours Monday: Families and campaigners demand urgent reform to juvenile detention in WA, the NT and Tasmania. Plus: the top 20 Australian cookbooks The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022
Researchers put radio backpacks on bumblebees in Tasmania in insect-tracking trial Invasive bumblebees are all over Tasmania. They're great pollinators but researchers want to know about the threat they pose to native bees and birds. ABC News · Oct 9, 2022
‘The system’s broken’: the crisis gripping Australia’s juvenile justice centres There are calls for urgent reforms across the country, where some jurisdictions incarcerate children as young as 10 The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022
JackJumpers topple Bullets in NBL overtime Tasmania JackJumpers have come from behind to beat the Brisbane Bullets 90-86 in overtime, registering the first win of their NBL campaign after four matches. AAP · Oct 9, 2022
Tasmanian museum team helping research to understand whale strandings When this year's mass whale stranding occurred near Strahan, the calls came in from international scientists keen to make sure the right samples were taken from the decaying bodies. ABC News · Oct 7, 2022
NZ beat Tasmania in NBL homecoming game The New Zealand Breakers have held the Tasmania JackJumpers off to record a scrappy 71-65 victory in their first NBL game at home in 489 days. AAP · Oct 7, 2022
More heavy rain is expected to fall across multiple eastern states this weekend, here's what you need to know While the wet weather is expected to clear by Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting flooding for many parts of eastern Australia over the weekend. ABC News · Oct 7, 2022
Jail for repeat child abuse crimes in Tas A 22-year-old Tasmanian man will spend up to five years in jail for accessing child abuse material days after being released from prison for the same crimes. AAP · Oct 7, 2022
Marnus opens brightly as Bulls take charge Test star Marnus Labuschagne opened his red-ball season among the runs as Queensland put Tasmania to the sword on day two in Brisbane. AAP · Oct 7, 2022
AAP · Oct 7, 2022 Regulator suspends Tas chief psychiatrist Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, who has also held the role in several other states, has had his licence suspended by the national regulator.
ABC News · Oct 6, 2022 Regulator suspends licence of Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, Aaron Groves The nation's medical regulator has suspended the licence of Tasmania's chief psychiatrist, Aaron Groves, leaving him unable to practise.
ABC News · Oct 6, 2022 Hobart construction business seeing promising results after prioritising hiring refugees and migrants For refugees moving to Australia, arriving in a new country can be difficult, but a company in Hobart is hoping to make the move easier for Tasmania's newest arrivals.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2022 Limberlost by Robbie Arnott review – a sweet and moving song of man and landscape Set in a vividly captured Tasmania, Arnott’s third book describes one man’s life with a sense of beauty, serious and quiet
AAP · Oct 6, 2022 Tas govt 'confident' of AFL club support Tasmania's minister for sport Nic Street expects AFL club presidents to provide the league with a very positive view of the island state's bid for a licence.
AAP · Oct 5, 2022 Paine back, Bulls send Tassie in to bat Tim Paine will make his first-class cricketing return in Brisbane, with his Tasmania side sent in to bat against Queensland at Allan Border Field.
ABC News · Oct 5, 2022 Calls for beefed-up court security after escape of man sentenced to jail and alleged assault on officer There are growing calls for Tasmania's court security to be beefed up after the alleged assault of a police officer and the successful escape of a man shortly after he was sentenced to jail.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022 Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. We’ve found their traces in Australia’s past, and expect more to come Most Australians have known drought in their lifetimes, and have memories of cracked earth and empty streams, paddocks of dust and stories of city reservoirs with only a few weeks’ storage. But our new research finds over the last 1,000 years, Australia has suffered longer, larger and more severe droughts…
ABC News · Oct 5, 2022 Tasmanian lawn bowls trailblazer Rebecca Van Asch announces retirement from competition Lawn bowls great Rebecca Van Asch announces her retirement from competition to spend more time with her family after a glittering, 18-year international career.
AAP · Oct 5, 2022 Alleged Tas murder sword featured skulls Five people are on trial over the alleged murder of a 23-year-old Tasmanian man who was struck in the leg with a sword during an altercation.
ABC News · Oct 4, 2022 What's it like owning an island? These people can give you a heads up From time to time, the "for sale" sign will go up on an island off the coast of Tasmania. So who is buying them and is it all that it's cracked up to be?